02-28-2025, 07:08 PM
There goes Embiid being all cynical again
In comes Nep to wag her finger -
She must be so conflicted right now
https://www.resetera.com/threads/cbs-news-talk-of-a-%E2%80%9Cfeb-28-economic-blackout%E2%80%9D-is-spreading-on-social-media-what-is-it.1118142/page-8#post-136406952
EM wrote:I really don't like doing the "cynical, pragmatic asshole" shtick here because I feel I'm gonna get clipped for it eventually but goddamn I am so fucking tired of this inane, short-lived, social media slacktivism that nobody's gonna remember in a week. Yo did you just delay your order for an air fryer on Amazon for 24 hours? Congrats, you just defeated capitalism.
Quote: This isn't online slacktivism. People are physically not purchasing tangible products.
EM wrote:Whether it's online or not, it's absolutely slacktivism. That's the point
Quote:A lot of purchasing is impulse not needs based so things like this can deter impulse buying and that is a good thing imo. Surely you don't only buy things you need right?
In comes Nep to wag her finger -
Quote:You back in the 50s, not involved in any organization whatsoever:
Oh, those negroes decided to march locally to get some Whites Only signs taken down? Fucking morons thinking that's gonna fix racism.
EM wrote:This is straight bullshit and you know it.
She must be so conflicted right now
https://www.resetera.com/threads/cbs-news-talk-of-a-%E2%80%9Cfeb-28-economic-blackout%E2%80%9D-is-spreading-on-social-media-what-is-it.1118142/page-8#post-136406952
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